Australian mining giant Fortescue is set to make redundancies at its sites in the UK. On Tuesday an an email sent to staff at ...

The UK's last opencast coalmine will close later as fears mount over whether the massive site will be restored. Documents seen by BBC News show concerns at the Welsh government and UK Coal Authority ...

The British government has refused to allow an open cast coal mine to be built in northeastern England, the minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick said.

Plans for an opencast mine near a Northumberland beauty spot have been turned down after Government intervention. The proposals by The Banks Group for the mine at Highthorn near Widdrington, west of ...

Campaigners are planning to hold a three-day protest at an opencast County Durham coal mine. Members of Extinction Rebellion will be gathering at the Bradley mine near Leadgate over plans to extend ...